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THE HUB: (WA1IA, WKDXKSDAY, .H'LY , 1914. BRIEF CITY NEWS Kara Boot Print It Now Beacon Press. 1.11 KontfUy Xneom Ooulil. Deo Dldff. nautr stor fc vn oo. sour. isle. Sifbt-xaen Blactrlo Xans tor homo use. J7.W. Uurgeja-Qranilen Co. Wantsfl Oood City ioans Prompt clocltie. .First Trust Company ot Omaha. VThtn yon know ras Ilgntlnif yoa pre fer It. Omaha Gas Co.. 1M Howard 9L Tilt Saving Habit,, once formed, leads lo Independence. Nebraska Savings and Loan Ass'n. .1003 Farnam St. The Be Is Official Paper The Bee Publishing company has been awarded 'the official printing contract by the city council. J Harris la Arrested R. U Harris, 320S fihonnnn avenue, was arrested by Traffic Officer Chapman f6r driving a car with out a license. Jndira and Mrs. Baker to Europe Judge Ben S. Baker, corporation counsel ot the city, will leave next week with Mrs. Baker for a two months' trip to Europe. v King- Catches, rish Al Klhg, manager ot the grocery department at Hayden Uros., la trying his luck at fishing at Cleveland, Minn., where he reports they tiro biting fine. Will Open Jewelry Salesroom T. J. Urunor company will open Its new whole sale Jewelry salesrooms, 8U Brandcls theater building, Wednesday afterridon. A. complete stock will bo handled, "Today's CempleU Movie Program" may uo found on the first page of the classified section today, and appears la The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the various moving picture theaters offer. Republican Club Elects Offloers At a i organization meeting of the Stalwart Republican club tho following officers wera elected: Charley Early, president; I).' 8. Staten, vice president and secre tary; D. Lewis, treasurer. Miss "Walksr Taken ni Miss Kdlth Walker, office secretary at the Young Women's Christian association, who went oit to the Summer Hill farm to spend tho Fourth, was taken 111 while there and is unable to return to tho city. , Eangonfleld Is Blscharg-ed George LangenfMd, 382i Sherman avenue, and ' proprietor of a saloon there, was dis charged In police court when he appeared In answer to a charge of operating k dis orderly house by- selling after hours. Oummlngs Slsoharged John Cum minus, held by tho police for driving the automobile which ended the life of 10-year-old Harry Baker last week, was dis charged In police court yesterday fol lowing the coroner's Jury verdict which exonerated him.' , Dynamo Causes Much Smoks A dy namo in the basement of the building occupied by the Firestone Tire and Rub ber company, 2220 Farnam street, burned out last night, causing such a volume of smoke, that tho fire department was called out.- The damage was alight. Pnpara Being Held Sam Pupara, 1807 St Mary's avenue, Is being held at police headquarters pendtng the Investigation of a -fire which destroyed the building at the foregoing number. The blaze startnd about midnight and the structure was completely burned down. Street Eight Ordered City commis sioners have ordered an -electric light In stalled at Thirty-second anil Harney htrctf, where a girl wm recently as saulted. This street whs durl; 'ami com- piulritliad been made-to Ihi1 -eouricil thafc utret light and tho fact' ttya't high- weeds src,v along the walks. Refrigerator Sale We have a few of the famous Cold Storage Refrigerators left that w.e will close out for what they will bring rather than carry them over until next season. They range In sizes from tho 'ninety-pound Ice capacity to two hundred. Stoetzel Stove and Furnace Co., 714 S. 16th. Take car to 16th and l.eavenw'orth. Will Give an Ice Cream Social Tim Christian Endeavor society of the North Presbyterian church will give an Ice cream social on the McDowell lawn, cor ner of Twentieth and Locust streets, on Thursday evening. A musical program will be given. An especial Invitation has been extended to all Christian Endeavor and young people of the city. Vagrancy Charges Dismissed Seven teen negro men, ull able-bodied, but with out visible means of support, were dis charged In police court by tho magistrate when charges of vagrancy were lodged against them. Chief Dunn had ordered policemen to go down into the Third ward and "clean up"the vagrants and suspicious characters. In an effort to atop nightly complaints of assault and rob bery. , i COUNCIL THROWS OUT BIDS All Bids for Installing City Hall Heating 'Plant Rejected. HE WOULD NOT NAME STOKER City Would Not Accept llnntghrn'a Hid When lie Refuses to .Specify (he Kind of Stoker lie Wo nl d Vsc. OMAHA DENTIST HONORED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION All bids for Installing a heating plant In the city hall were rejected by the city commissioners by a vote of four to three, C. H. Wlthnell voting In the negative and Commissioners A. C. Kugel and J. J. Ryder belne absent. This action followed the refusal ot the low bidder, John J. Hanlghen, to specify In writing the kind of a stoker he would Install It awarded the contract. Mr. Hanlghen In a letter to the coun cil said he would be seriously handicapped It the council forced him to name the, stoker he Intended to use. He" said he was planning to receive competitive bids. The boiler specifications say the Jones stoker, or one equally as good, shall be Installed. Tho Jones stoker Is one ot the highest priced on tho market, Iln Not Avrnrd Coiitrncf. Commissioner Dan B. Butler refused to vote for a motion to award the contract to Hanlghen and, after a prolonged dis cussion three -other commissioners Mc Govern, Hummel and the mayor voted with him to reject the bids. Commissioner Wtthnell, after tho bids had been rejected, said; 1 "You might as well award the contract to tho Bee Building company now," "I'm willing," said Commissioner But ler. The matter was not discussed, how ever. The city clerk has not been Instructed to readvertlse for bids. The proposition of the' Bee Building company is to furnish heat to the city hall for $3,450 a year, which would mean a " substantial saving to the taxpayers. Hanlghcn's bid Is $12,750. Mrs. Margaret M. Ish Buried at Westlawn Funeral sen-Ices for Mrs. Margaret M. Ish, who died Sunday, were held at the homo of her son, James Ish, 702 South Thlrty-flrrt street. Interment was at W'est Lawn cemetery. Six firemen were detailed to act as active "pallbearers, while the honorary pallbearers were John C. Howard, John W. Sooper, A. H. Sinclair. J. M. Butler, Jonathan Edwards and Albert Slgwart. Corn Eleven Feet High on Exhibtiion. i Sain Bouvler brought in some real corn of which he Is Justly proud, and has It on exhibition at Hayden Bros Btore. Tho corn Is eleven feet tall and Is all tasselled out and has a splendid color. It was raised on Mr. Bouvler's farm near De Soto,' where It Is said Mr. Bouvler has eighty acres Just like It. DR, J. H WALIiACK. OMAHA DENTIST IS HONORED Dr. J. H. Wallace is Named Chair man of Examining Board. ACT OF NATIONAL CONVENTION Dr. Wnltueo Well JCiiovrn In This Stnlp, Where Ho linn II it a J'rcsldcut of Ncbrnskn -Stntt- Association. Dr. John Herman Wallace of Omaha was elected president ot the National As sociation of Dentul Examlnora at its na tional .convention In Rochester, N. Y yesterduy. Tho nevs came to Omaha' by dispatch and was the .occasion for much rejoicing among professional apd other friends of Dr. Wallace. When Dr. Wallace left last week for Rochester his friends expressed confidence In his election, ns he Is very popular among the dentists, not only of Nebraska, where he has neryed as president of their state association, but also Hie country over. Dr. Wallace Is senior memcor bf the firm of Wallace &. Dunham. He resides at 4013 Burt street. He was grSduated at the Northwestern university nnd has spent most ot his llto In Omaha, where he has a very wide circle of friends His well known advocacy of a high grade ot ethics for his profession and his promo tion of this as president of tho Nebraska association Is said to have made of him the logical man for president ot tho na tional organization, whoso basic tvlrnnsn Is the standardizing of examinations of applicants In all states of tho union. With one standard for all Instead of as many standards as there aro states, It Is believed great Improvement will be accomplished. NAMES ALL PUZZLERS TO .' V. MARRIAGE LICENSE' CLERK Clerks In he marriage license bureau at the court hoUBe almost suffered writer's" cramp when they were called upon to fill in the blanks In the license Issued to Villlain Prill to marry Miss Fontella Cloretta Yoneace Michacllous. The four names of the young woman had to be written out three times In Issuing the license. After writing it twice, tho clerks decided to use initials for the third time. Both young people live In Omaha. M'BRIDE ARRESTED WHEN HE OFFERS FRUIT FOR SALE ELKS TO HAVE SPECIAL JRAIN TO DENVER MEET Omaha Elks are' ltnlnr tip for the exodus to Denver, where the annual grand conclave of thevorder will be held next week, The attendance from Omaha, Is placed at 123 people and they wilt leave on a special train over the Union Pacific Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, arriving in Denver at 8 the following morning, Tho train will make stops at Krfemont, Grand Island, Kearney and North Platte, where more Elks will be taken aboard. Here the Omaha Elks will be - Joined by the members of the Chicago lodge, somo seventy members, who will arrive over the Northwestern Sunday noon. Their three cars will be attached to tho Omaha special and on to Dener the trip will be made together. ARTHUR J. CARTER SAVES . WOMAN FROM A BAD FALL Arthur J. Carter, head porter at the Hcnshaw hotel, rescued an unidentified young' woman from being dragged down Farnam street. irom Sixteenth street by a street car. While the passengers on the loaded car and many people on the streets watched the affair without lifting a hand, Carter ran out and saved the woman from a bad fall. She ha4 tried to board the car- on her way to work, missed her footing on the step, "tout hung onto, the hand rail when the car started, She was so frightened when Carter picked her up that she did not even thank him for his assistance. IVnple nf Omaha Offered a Rare Opportunity. If you need furniture of any kind it will certainly pay you to visit Beaton & Lalers July sale. - We hr.ve never seen such values offered as at this sale. Ev. cry one In Omaha knows the high char acter and- grade of goods carried by this progressive firm. The new furniture buyer Is making some changes and the original cost of the goods Is forgotten. It means a lot of genuine bargains for the lucky buyer. Out anything you'd like to swapT ts onaDdr!' Column." Ed McBrlde, police character, was ar rested by Detectives Sullivan and La'hey, as he was attempting to sell twenty Jars of home canned fruit at the Windsor hotel. Suspicion was Immediately aroused and the authorities were notified. In presenting the fruit for sale McBrlde declared that he had a. lot more which he was going to place upon the market. QNE-.ARMED MAN HAS HARD TIME GETTING EMPLOYMENT With only one arm, as the- result of a railroad accident, for which he cannot collect damages, John Inscho, SVO R street, South Omaha, has been unable to secure work since leaving the hospital. He has appealed to Employment Secre tary A. A. Remington of the Young Men's Christian assoclaUon, who Is try ing to find a Job for the man. Customer Conldn't Krrv Array. Beaton & Idler's store closes at 5 o'clock, but Monday the salespeople were busy with customers until after . Their big July clearing sale Is going on. Talk about bargains the store Is full of th greatest values you ver saw. Furniture at half price In a great many cases. A big rug sale going on, etc. It Is a chance to save money that Is not often offered in Omaha. ' Gulls from tlie Wire Five coaches of the DIAe Flyer left the tracks ot the Nashville, Chatanooga Si St. Louis railroad yesterday at Wau- hatchle, Tenn., and, according to railway officials, four persons were slightly Injured. Orlean's health authorities last night announced that none Af the several thou sand rats examined for bubonic plague Infection had shown treats of the disease. The woVk of rat extermination will be pressed vigorously; the object being to destroy the estimated 400, OX) rats In. the city. A. Dletz, of New York, a diamond merchant, and his ion Charles, were In dicted yesterday by a federal grand Jury at. New York on eleven counts as parti cipants In an alleged conspiracy to smug gle diamonds Into the United States, Diamonds valued at from 300,000 to j5oo, 000 were smuggled from Canada In 1911 and 1911. it is alleged. The Norwegian Collier Storatad, which collided with the steamship Empress, ot Ireland in May, with a loss of more than 1.0 l'ves when the Empress sank In the St. I-Awrenca rlvor, will be sold at auction today. The Storstad was seized after Its arrival at Montreal, In connection with the suit for K.OOO.ooo damages brought against its owners by the Canadian Pacific railway company. A Chicago Jury awarded James B, Wil son, former conductor on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, J75.O0O for Injuries re ceived after he bad been forced to work sixty-eight hours out of seventy-two. While switching a freight car to a side rack at Peninsula, Pa,, on the third day he became exhausted and fell between the car and an engine. His right arm was crushed and his spine badly In. Jured, , Eepublioan County Convention Called Douglas County republicans have been called to niK;t In county convention next Saturday 'at ' room 112 Board of Trade building at 2 -p. m. to elect the noW county central committee and select dele gates to. the state platform convention In Lincoln July 2S. It is tho Intention to have the work of tho afternoon fol lowed by a speech along party lines, the speaker not yet having been se lected. Indications point to a harmoni ous meeting, according to Secretary Amos Thomas, who Issued the call. HULETT CROSS-PETITIONS WIFE'S DIVORCE SUIT After being sueu ror divorce by his wife, Mrs. Jessie K. Hulett, Frederick W. Hulett has filed an answer and cross petition, asking that the decree be granted to him Instead of the wife. He alleges that since the happenings cited by the wife as giounds ot divorce, she has Con. doned all his alleged -offenses and has lived with him. 'You are too old, and I'm tired of the kids," Mrs, Hulett once declared, accord ing to the husband's cross-petition. IU alleges cruelty and unfaithfulness on hei part, and also asks for the custody ot their children, Frederick, Jr., aged i, and Edna Rose, aged 3. Hulett Is foreman In tho city street de partment and lives at 2008 North Twenty Third street. WILLIS C. CROSBY FILES FOR OFFICE OF CORONER County Coroner Willis C. Crosby has paid his filing fee as a candidate for the republican nomination again. Ho sent In his money and the filing papers have been made out, ready for him to sign His decision to run for the office again came as a surprise, because It was gen erally understood' that he did not Intend to be a candidate. Other filings are as follows. For state senator, John M. Macfarland, republican: for state representative, Robert O. Druesedow, republican: for county suser Intendent of publlo Instruction, A. L. Alii derson, progressive; for constable, Paul Stein, republican- Washington Affairs Members of the Massachusetts dele gation In the house strove without suc cess for favorable action on President Wilson's recommendation that 1200,000 be appointed to relieve homeless victims of the recent Salem fire. The appropria tions committee refused to report a bill to provide the money. MEN The Clothes Bargain op portunity of the year will be yours. Beginning Thursday, July 9 ' You'll never have a great er one. Prepare to be here first thing Thursday. Watch Wednesday even ing papers for particulars and prices. HAYDEN'S iStoro Hours, 830 A. M. to 5 P. TV7. Saturday till 0 P. M.i "0M0" Dress Shields Special Demonstration nt Notion Sootlou BURGESS-NASH CO. "EVERYBODY'S STORE" Watch Our Windows Dnllv durlnrj this July f looring Salo. They dl?l!ny rare values. Tuesday, July 7, 1IM4. STOHK NKWS FOlt WHDXKSDAY. Sixteenth nuil Homey Streets. OUR FIRST GREAT JULY CLEARING SALE OF Women's Ready to Wear ENTIRE STOCK OF WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS AT 1-2 PRICE Former Price $9.50 to $79.50, Now S4.75 to S39.75 ENTIRE STOCK OF EVENING GOWNS and DRESSES AT 1-2 PRICE Formor Price $25.00 to $125, Now $12.50 to SG2.50 ENTIRE STOCK OF FINE; EVENING WRAPS AT 1-2 PRICE Former Price $15.00 to $05.00, Now $7.50 to S32.50 ALSO ABOUT 250 WOMEN'S CLOTH COATS AT 1-2 PRICE Former Prico $9.00 to $18.00, Now S4.50 to S9.00 ALSO ABOUT 400 SUMMER DRESSES, SPECIAL AT 1-2 PRICE Former Price $2.50 to $15.00, Now $1.25 to $7.50 Bnrirss-Hh Oo. Second floor. J PRICE Clearing Sale of Laundry Bags BIG assortment ot stylos and colors for selection. Now doHlBus. Two lots priced like this: 25c Laundry Bags at 15c 50c Laundry Bags at 35c Burffsss-ZTash Co. Heoond rioor. SOMETHING NEW The Salamander Dress is the New Fashion Paris Calls the "Basque Dress" IT Ih brand new nnd one of tho best-llkod fashions of many a day, tho loose bnstiuo stylo gives tho long, descending lines nnd an tdon of freedom and youtlitulncRR. Hut yon must como and boo thorn; wo havo a splendid showing. Prices rnngo S1G.50 to 345.00 nurfftssoNssh Oo Stoona Floor. July Clearing Sale of Men's UN DERWEAR These Special Assortments Priced for Immediate Clearing Men's 50c Underwear at 39c Bnlbriggan shirts nnd drawers, shirts have Jt -sleeve with ribbed cuff; drawers aro nnkle length double Boat, suspender QQ straps; clearing salo prlco, each OSC Men's $1.00 Union Suits at 69c Marathon athletic union suits, made of good qunlity nainsook, elastic webbing in the back, knee length and sleeveless; reg- cQr ular $1 quality; clearing salo prlco DfC Men's Porosknit Union Suits at 69o Genuine Porosknit underwear, union suits; somo slight Imperfection of $1 quality; Q clearing salo prlco OJ7C Men's Porosknit Underwear, 39c Shirts nnd drawers, known as run of the mill, the qq usual 50c quality; clearing sale prlco, each Bnrsrsss-Kash Co. Main rioor. Clearing Sale of Long Silk Gloves 39c 12-button length, white and black. Tricot weave, also whlto lisle, 16-button length, all sizes. aorirsssJr,sh oo. autn Floor. Summer Porch Rugs Are "Re- duced in Price for Wednesday POROli HUGS made from wire grass with double twisted into warn, heavy and durable. Clearing Price ....$ .30 Co . . . . ' .05 1.95 3.50 5.00 7.50 Original Prico Slzo J .50 18x3G in .80 27x54 In. .1.50 3xC ft 2. 80 4-Gx7-6 ft 5,oo oxo ft. ; 7.00 8x10 ft 0.50 9x12 ft Thcso Cawupore porch rugs aro as durable as iron. Made from East India flbro with genuine vegetable dyes. Colors, green, brown nnd tan. Mako your porch look cool and Inviting. Original Price - Slzo Clearing Price 2.G5 3xG ft $1,05 4.00 4x7 ft 2.75 7.95 Cx9 ft ,50 ft 11.50 0x12 ft 7.00 13.50 7-0x12 ft 8.95 . Fibre rugs tor uuu parlors and sleeping porches, made from heavy twlstod wool warn with flbro filing. Colors blue, green and tan. Original Price Slzo Clearing Price $0.00 Gx9 ft. $3.50 8.50 9x12 ft. . 4.95 7.00 . . 8-3xlO-G ft 4.50 Bnrffsss-HAsh Co. Third oor. . OUR FIRST GREAT JULY CLEARING SALE OF WASH GOODS IN PATTERN LENGTHS THE offering ineludes the season 'a most favored weaves, styles and colors such as flowered voile, ratines in plain nnd fancy; pretty styles in erepe, also plain shades, embroidered tiasue, fancy poplins, ote widths 27 to U inches. Three groups: AV ash goods, iir pattern lengths froin Mo 8 yards; clearing salo prlco 89c It's Canning Time Specials in Fruit Jars Mason fruit jars, pints, dozen., 45c Mason fruit jars quarts, dozen. 50c Mason fruit jar lids, dozen 18c Mason fruit jar rubbers, extra qual ity, dozen 7c Jelly glasses, with lid, dozen 23c Jelly moulds, with lid, dozen 0c Schram pint fruit Jars, dozen KJc Schram quart fruit Jars, dozon 75c Burircsi-XTssh Co. Bnssmsut. AV a s h good s, in pattern lengths from 5 to 8 yards; clearing . salo prico nurgsss-HB.su Co. Mstn rioor. $ J 39 Wash good s, iu pattern lengths from 5 to 8 yards; clearing sale' price , $1 69 July Clearing Sale of Corsets That Were $5 at $1 .49 YES! They are broken assortments of high grade corsets that sell regularly at $5.01). All late styles in net and bntisto just what you want for wear this hot weather and save your "good" corset. Durg-sss-Hush Go. Second rioor. iBurgess-Nash Go.--Everybody's Store 16th and Harney.i July Clearing Sale of Lawn Mowers EVERY MOWER GUARANTEED J (i-in. mower, o-blade, was $3, $1.98 1'Wu. mower, 4-blade, was $5, $3.85 IB or 20-in. mower, 5-blnde, was $11 nnd $12.50, for $8.95 Adjustablo galvanized bottom grass catcher, was $1, for 75c Adjustable grass catcher, was 50c, . . .g&c r i if V V 1 11 'OW 60 STYLES IN HIGH and LOW WHITE FOOTWEAR If your wants in White Footwear are In accord with fashion's dictates, you may be sure of finding something here which exactly suits you. Nubuclt, Linen or Canras, priced from $0-50 Moat WeD-Gowned Women Prefer Fry's Footwear. "HOBC0. DIRECTORY AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, . TIRES and ACCESSORIES GASOLINE CARS B' UIOK Nebraska Buick Auto Company Lee Huff, Mgr. 1912-14.16 Farnam Street AXWELL - Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation. 205-207 State Bank Building. OVERLAND Van Brunt Automobile Company, 2010 Farnam St., Omaha, 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluffa OPE-HARTFORD villi ni in , miiiiiiiiiiiiiH liuii i I v. i 2010 Farnam St., Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluffs. PILES No Money Till Cured Fistula and All fractal Dlaaasss cursd with out tba knlf a. Parmanant curaa suarantaad. Writ a tar fraa llluatratad bock on Racial DUaassa and testimonial af hundreds al curad oatlsnta In Nsbraska and Iowa. DR. C. R. TARRY 240 Boo Bids:.. Omaha Neb. is TUDEBAKER- E. R. Wilson Auto Company, 2429 Farnam Street. ELECTRIC CARS o HIO Van Brunt Automobile Company, 2010 Farnam St., Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluffs. Let The Bee get you a job. Situations Wanted" ads are free. DBB liupture ticAtcM successfully by alt at. srisntlflo ntethixJ. Tlie nJortty at curl Without a KUi-RKnl optratton We tiv trrattd many hundred of norvm nd tfttldrf Tli .ist la ltrmnt aftr av ntmiiatton. anil umt r4uirt i ut ' m 'i ttt xckf Oa.1 c tua X f .ititr rxrti. ulsrs. WaAY b UiTOIHT, SUITS 304 BEr BXSOX. OUXRI, IsUBllshsd 1814. RUPTURE Ml